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New Delhi: ‪‪A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Andaman Islands on Tuesday morning. No casualties or damage have been reported. The moderate intensity quake struck at around 8:09 am. The Indian Meteorological Department said in a preliminary report that the epicentre of the quake was 12.3 degrees North latitude and 93.0 degrees East longitude. Earlier on January 14, a moderate earthquake …

Guwahati: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Assam early on Saturday, an official said. No damage or causality is reported. The Regional Meteorological Centre here said the quake occurred 10 km beneath the ground at 6.45 a.m. The epicentre was near Kokrajhar district.

Tegucigalpa: A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off Honduras late Tuesday, triggering tsunami threats and advisories for nearby Caribbean shores, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck at 0251 GMT and its epicenter was located some 27 miles (44 kilometers) east of Great Swan Island, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It was provisionally …

Jakarta: A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake has rocked Indonesia’s main island of Java, leaving at least one person dead and rattling nerves in the capital Jakarta. There was no immediate indication of a tsunami, but authorities said they had issued a warning following the tremor, which struck a coastal region some 300 kilometres (190 miles) from the capital. National disaster mitigation agency …

Beijing: A strong intensity earthquake measuring 6.9 on Richter Scale hit Tibet’s Nyingchi prefecture, located close to Arunachal Pradesh border, in the early hours of Saturday. The quake struck at 6:34 a.m (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The quake struck at a depth of about 10 km, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. It was followed …

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Mexico City: In one of the worst disasters since 1985, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the Richter scale ripped through Mexico, causing 224 deaths – including 117 people killed in the capital alone. The destruction revived horrific memories in Mexico on the anniversary of another massive quake in 1985, the disaster-prone country’s deadliest ever. One of the most gut-wrenching …

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Mexico City: The death toll from a major earthquake that struck southern Mexico earlier this week has risen to 90, authorities reported on Sunday, after 25 new deaths were confirmed in Oaxaca state. “The number of people who lost their lives amounts to 90, of whom 71 were in Oaxaca, 15 in Chiapas and four in Tabasco,” the interior ministry …

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Mexico: At least sixty people have died in the 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck off Mexico’s Pacific coast and rocked numerous southern states, authorities said. The National Emergency Committee on Friday confirmed 45 deaths in Oaxaca state, 10 in Chiapas and three more in Tabasco state, national civil protection coordinator Luis Felipe Puente tweeted. Oaxaca Governor Alejandro Murat said that around three-dozen …

Mexico City: A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico late Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with seismologists warning of a tsunami of more than three meters (10 feet). The quake hit offshore in the Pacific about 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of the town of Tres Picos in far southern Chiapas state, the USGS said. “Based on all …